†tribe Protericini Butler 1948 (hedgehog)
Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Synonym: Brachyericini Butler 1948
Parent taxon: Galericinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Deinogalerix, Dzavui, Echinosoricini, Eochenus, Eogalericius, Galericini, Gymnurechinus, Neurogymnurini, Neurogymnurus, Oligochenus, Parasorex, Riddleria, Tetracus
Subtaxa: Proterix
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (10: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence